Bridge worker saves kayaker near Madison-Milton bridge

Work crews rescued a kayaker whose vessel flipped over in the Ohio River near where a new bridge is being built near Milton, Ky.

WAVE-TV in Louisville reported that Walsh Construction Company crew boat operator Bruce Cornelius saw the kayak flip over around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Because of the river levels and a swift current, Cornelius realized the kayaker was in trouble.

Using the crew boat, Cornelius reached the man and brought him aboard. The kayaker was not wearing a life vest.

Cornelius says the kayaker did not appear to be injured, but was vomiting water and was visibly shaken.

The kayaker did not require medical attention.

Cornelius is part of a work crew building a new bridge between Milton, Ky., and Madison, Ind.